Mumblings of a Maker

Simple thoughts from a cook and creator of things....

Friday, November 30, 2012

Advent is Approaching.

A time to Prepare for the Coming of the Christ Child

It has been nearly a year since I have made a post and I was surprised when I realized how much time had passed. I was thinking of how Advent is a time for preparation but not just for the holiday season but more importantly preparing spiritually for the Advent of Christ in our hearts. We spend our time caught up in hustle and bustle of shopping and parties and decorating and planning for guests and these things are good, but how much time do we spend preparing our souls for the solemnity of the Birth of Christ.

It is a Joyous Season and the reason for our joy is that Christ though in the form of God was willing to take on human form in order that we though sinners might be saved.

Monday, December 5, 2011

Some of these persons become so evil-minded that they do not want anyone except themselves to appear holy; and so by both word and deed they condemn and detract others whenever the occasion arises, seeing the little splinter in their brother's eye and failing to consider the wooden beam in their own eye [Mt. 7:3]; they strain at the other's gnat and swallow their own camel [Mt. 23:24].

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

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Saturday, February 5, 2011

Prayer is a repose, a relaxation. One must come in total simpli­city to the One whom one loves, holding oneself near to Him as a small child in its mother’s arms, allowing one’s heart to go out ... there is only one occupation for a Carmelite and that is to love and to pray.

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I am a resident of Fort Worth,Texas and a maker of custom heirloom quality rosaries and religious jewelry. I feel that the spiritual aspect of our being requires proper nourishment as well as the physical and mental aspects in order to be fully developed as humans. The need for created beauty that touches our spirituality is greatly downplayed in our society. To fill this void I endeavor to create rosaries and other religious articles which inspire a spiritual response and nourish our desire to experience the beauty of creation. I have been designing unique handcrafted pieces since 2004.
This was not my first endeavor into artistic craftsmanship however. As a Graduate of Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa with a Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts and Post Graduate work in Graphic Design at Central State University in Edmond, Oklahoma, I have done work in watercolor, etching and textile arts. I feel my current work in jewelry design is a culmination of the nurturing and growth of body mind and spirit.